GIH Expense Lead

Description

As part of the GIH Finance Team you will be responsible for managing the Global Individual Health (GIH) operating and solicitation expenses.

Role Summary

• Take full ownership for the GIH quarterly forecasting cycle and monthly reporting for operating expense & solicitation costs
• Provide financial reporting and analysis for business partners to ensure cost effectiveness and optimisation
• Support the monthly financial close process, including analysis of actual results and forecasted outlook, working closely with our shared service and outsourced partners

• Support functional owners by evaluating financial results to determine improvements needed to meet committed objectives within budget
• Develop and implement risk management processes, and any other departmental processes to enhancement the efficiency of the monthly close process and reporting effectiveness
• Be the “go-to” financial expert for the GIH leadership team on any operating expense related items
• Collaborate with regional controllers to ensure accuracy of business allocation and recharges
• Continually enhance quarterly forecasting of expenses and allocations to improve the quality of forecasting and reporting of actuals
• Use of data systems (TM1 and Alteryx) to provide process improvement through automation and enhance reporting packs to enable effective decision making

Responsibilities

• Control budgeting, forecasting, and expense reporting for GIH
• Critically review, evaluate, and optimize functional/department level expenses
• Drive monthly financial close process working closely with outsourced resource ensuring timely and accurate monthly operating reporting
• Support the GIH Finance Team in meeting team objectives
• Work closely with the team and business partners to ensure full transparency of results and provide sound advice to aid decision making
• Implements policies and procedures to ensure proper business risk controls are in place

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• Relevant Accountancy or Financial professional qualification
• Five or more years of financial analysis (or related) experience
• Expense control experience preferred

Key Skills/Competencies

• Core financial analysis skills
• Ability to communicate on multiple levels
• Strong influencing skills
• Proficient use of Microsoft suite products, including Excel
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Organisational Agility
• Priority Setting
• Problem Solving
• Use of TM1 and Alteryx systems or similar preferred but not essential

Primary Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Secondary Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Employee Status: Regular

Job Type: Standard

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Travel: 

About Cigna Healthcare

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